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Globalization Of The Economy, Labor Policies And Business Organizations: A Sociological Study, Aida Fouad Abdel Fattah Aug 2017

Globalization Of The Economy, Labor Policies And Business Organizations: A Sociological Study, Aida Fouad Abdel Fattah

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Globalization of economy, work policies and organizations are viewed from a sociological perspective and through three different aspects.[1] The contemporary changes in the frame of work and business organizations that took place in the globalization of economy.[2] The impact of contemporary changes on the national work policies and how to face their challenges.[3] The development that took place in the managerial ideologies of business organizations starting, in sequence, from the movement of industrial reform, scientific management, welfare capitalism or human relations, systems rationalism, organizational culture and quality and ending with contemporary business organizations. The study highlights some remarks on the …

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Domination Of English And Its Impact On The Arabic System Of Scholarly Communication, Ali Saif Al-Aufi Aug 2017

Domination Of English And Its Impact On The Arabic System Of Scholarly Communication, Ali Saif Al-Aufi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

While English, supported by technological development and the advent of networked information, has overwhelmingly played a dominating force in the world–wide system of scholarly communication, it has created a deficiency in local scholarly communication systems; the Arabic scholarly communication system is no exception. This paper investigates the impact of English language on the Arab academics’ practices in and attitudes towards research and scholarly communication. It also assesses the challenges facing the future of Arabic scholarship, in particular the crisis regarding the use of the Arabic language in the academic networked environment. A qualitative approach containing semi-structured interviews was utilized to …

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Interests Of Sultan Qaboos University Students “A Comparative Study Based On Gender And Specialty Area”, Osama Saad Abosree, Mahmoud Mohamed Ibrahim, Hilal Bin Zahir Al Nabhani Aug 2017

Interests Of Sultan Qaboos University Students “A Comparative Study Based On Gender And Specialty Area”, Osama Saad Abosree, Mahmoud Mohamed Ibrahim, Hilal Bin Zahir Al Nabhani

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The present study aims at exploring the interests of the male and female Omani youth enrolled in Sultan Qaboos University, and the obstacles that hamper the fulfillment of these interests. The study sample consists of 562 students (127 males, and 435 females). 356 of the male and female students are enrolled in Humanities Colleges , while 206 male and female students are enrolled in the Science Colleges. The researchers developed a questionnaire to measure 7 categories of youth interests, including sports, literary interests, artistic, musical, scientific, community service, and recreational interests. By ranking the students’ interests, results for the whole …

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Characteristics Of The Editorial And Advertisement Content Of The Omani Arabic Dailies Front Page: A Study On Content And Communicator, Abdullah Khamis Al Kindi, Muna Sulaiman Abdullah Al- Zadjali Aug 2017

Characteristics Of The Editorial And Advertisement Content Of The Omani Arabic Dailies Front Page: A Study On Content And Communicator, Abdullah Khamis Al Kindi, Muna Sulaiman Abdullah Al- Zadjali

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims to identify the characteristics of the editorial and advertisement content of the Omani Arabic dailies front page. It explores the characteristics and attitudes of front page editors and journalists. The study adopts a media survey methodology and uses content analysis in addition to the unstructured interview to study both the editorial and advertisement contents. The study also studies the nature of the editorial policies affecting content published in the front page of the newspapers in question. The results reveal the dominance of editorial content over advertisement content in the front page, with 67% for editorial content, and …

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Jordanian Press’ Approach To The Crisis Of General Secondary School Results Of Winter Session 2010: An Analytical Study Of A Sample Of Al Raai, Al-Arab Al Yawm And Al Sabeel Newspapers, Ali O. Nejadat Aug 2017

Jordanian Press’ Approach To The Crisis Of General Secondary School Results Of Winter Session 2010: An Analytical Study Of A Sample Of Al Raai, Al-Arab Al Yawm And Al Sabeel Newspapers, Ali O. Nejadat

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The Jordanian General Secondary School Examination results of Feb. 2010 were very different compared to those of other years. There were a lot of mistakes, faults and discrepancies in these results, which caused panic and chaos among parents and students. The credibility of the ministry of education was lost as a result. This paper aims to examine the way Jordanian daily newspapers handled the coverage of this crisis and explore their attitudes towards the crisis. The content analysis of samples from three newspapers aims to examine the attitudes of these newspapers; i.e. whether they were actually agreeing, disagreeing or neutral …

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The Role Of Social Networks In Egypt’S January 2011revolution, Hosni Mohamed Naser Aug 2017

The Role Of Social Networks In Egypt’S January 2011revolution, Hosni Mohamed Naser

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This paper examines the role of the online social networks, especially Facebook, during the Egyptian revolution in January 2011. Analysis of a sample of pages shows how these networks helped people exchange information before, during and after the 18 days revolution which ended the reign of former president - Hosni Mubarak. The study analyzes how online discussions and media coverage before the revolution enabled citizens to communicate with each other and share content online, and eventually move their revolutionary ideas from the virtual world to the streets of Egypt. Analysis shows that during the revolution, social media functioned as a …

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Classical Arabic Narratives And The Prospects Of Interpretation, Mohamed Abdul Bashir Masaalti Aug 2017

Classical Arabic Narratives And The Prospects Of Interpretation, Mohamed Abdul Bashir Masaalti

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The aim of this study is to propose an alternative methodology of reading classical Arabic narratives, which forgrounds the effect of reading such narratives on the readers, instead of the traditional concern with questions like : what is the context of classical Arabic narratives within an overall historical context of such texts. The focus in this new proposal is not on what these texts say, or how they say it. Rather the focus is on questions like: What happens to the Reader when he/she reads? In other words, what is the impact of the narrative text on the reader? In …

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The Impact Of The Live-In Housemaids Intervention In Family Affairs And In The Interactive Relationship Between Couples In The Kuwaiti Society, Amer Al-Saleh Aug 2017

The Impact Of The Live-In Housemaids Intervention In Family Affairs And In The Interactive Relationship Between Couples In The Kuwaiti Society, Amer Al-Saleh

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The aim of the present study is to clarify the effect of the intervention of live-in maids in the family affairs and especially in the interactive relationship between couples whether by revealing respect or by their position in quarrels. The maid is a key factor in the domestic life of the host family; she plays a role in the food preparation and the cleaning, gives medicine to the children, resolves their problems and helps with their homework. The method and methodology for this study was the social survey and stratified random sample application. A questionnaire was used for the current …

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Spatial Variation Of The Levels Of Deprivation In The Sultanate Of Oman, Montaser Ibrahim Abdel Ghani, Talal Yousuf Al Awadhi Aug 2017

Spatial Variation Of The Levels Of Deprivation In The Sultanate Of Oman, Montaser Ibrahim Abdel Ghani, Talal Yousuf Al Awadhi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

In recent decades indicators and statistical methods have been developed to measure the levels of multiple deprivations in economic and social aspects. The aim is to identify the geographical areas which suffer from deprivation in some of these aspects, in order to know their developmental needs, and then to focus the support and development processes there. The most important indices that have evolved in this context are; the Jarman index, also known as the «Underprivileged Area Score», the «Townsend deprivation index», and the «Carstairs deprivation Index». Since the 1980s, the Carstairs deprivation index has become well-known, especially after it was …

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The Provisions Of The Provisional Attachment Imposed On The Vessel According To The Jordanian Law: An Analytical Comparative Study, Khalid Al-Samamah, Anis Al-Mansour Aug 2017

The Provisions Of The Provisional Attachment Imposed On The Vessel According To The Jordanian Law: An Analytical Comparative Study, Khalid Al-Samamah, Anis Al-Mansour

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This paper discusses the law of the provisional attachment imposed on vessels by legislators, who laid down special provisions to be imposed on the vessels in the Jordanian Marine Law, whilst leaving the matter to the general rules of the Civil Procedures Law. By this, they ruled in opposition to several legislations which took into account the special nature of the vessels, and legislated special provisions for provisionally attached vessels. This study points to the nature of the vessels which may be subject to provisional attachment, in addition to shedding light on the conditions that should be satisfied in order …

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The Other’S Image In Arabic Feminist Narrative, Nizar Qbilat, Awni El-Faouri Aug 2017

The Other’S Image In Arabic Feminist Narrative, Nizar Qbilat, Awni El-Faouri

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims at shedding some light on the images of women in some feminist novels known as Feminist Literature. The research depicts a number of Arabic feminist writers concentrating on the structure of Feminist Literature generally, and Arabic women writers specifically. The study examines the characters, the narrative angle and the narrative sequence and its objective sensitivity at three levels: the woman as an author, a narrator, and the artistic character dealing with issues of justice, liberty and equality with man, considering the various humanitarian models: the striver, the lover and the educated within the borders of the forbidden, …

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The Role Of Open Art Studio In Encouraging University Students To Practice Art Activities, Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Salman Alhajr, Mohammed Al-Amri, Badar Al-Mamari, Wissem Abdelmoula Aug 2017

The Role Of Open Art Studio In Encouraging University Students To Practice Art Activities, Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Salman Alhajr, Mohammed Al-Amri, Badar Al-Mamari, Wissem Abdelmoula

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The current study aims to explore the role of the Open Art Studio in encouraging university students to practice arts. It seeks to answer the following main research questions: What is the role of the Open Art Studio in enhancing university-students’ life in terms of educational, sociological and physiological aspects? The findings of the study show the importance of practicing art activities in the Open Art Studio in enhancing university-students’ life as well as analyzing the integrating role of the educational, physiological and sociological of practicing art in the Open Art Studio. This study ended with some important recommendations such …

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The Effect Of Camel In The Arabic Criticism Discourse, Asem “Mohmad Amen” Bani Amer Aug 2017

The Effect Of Camel In The Arabic Criticism Discourse, Asem “Mohmad Amen” Bani Amer

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study deals with the presence of camels in the structure of Arabic criticism discourse and its standards. These standards were taken from the behavior of camels, sush as virility, endurance and patience as descrbed by poets. Thus, the effect of camels become a method of Arab criticism.

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Obstacles Faced By Social Workers In Trying To Benefit From Other Sciences Related To Social Service During Their Professional Practice In Schools, Abdel Rahman Sofy Osman, Mohamed Mohamed Elsherbiny, Mohammed Nasser Al-Saqri Aug 2017

Obstacles Faced By Social Workers In Trying To Benefit From Other Sciences Related To Social Service During Their Professional Practice In Schools, Abdel Rahman Sofy Osman, Mohamed Mohamed Elsherbiny, Mohammed Nasser Al-Saqri

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Although social workers may have studied some important interdisciplinary sciences, they do not know how to use or apply them. This led the research team to conduct the study on some social workers in schools in El-Seeb, Muscat, to identify the difficulties they face while trying to benefit from interdisciplinary knowledge. The study is considered a descriptive; data was collected through an electronic questionnaire. The results showed that social workers encounter a number of difficulties related to the professional preparation of social workers, school administrations, available school facilities, and finally social workers themselves. The study also found that there is …

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The Specialization Of Information Science And Its Relationship With Other Specializations: The Experience Of The Department Of Information Studies At Sultan Qaboos University, Khalfan Zahran Hamed Al Hijji, Khaled Ateeq Saeed Abdullah Aug 2017

The Specialization Of Information Science And Its Relationship With Other Specializations: The Experience Of The Department Of Information Studies At Sultan Qaboos University, Khalfan Zahran Hamed Al Hijji, Khaled Ateeq Saeed Abdullah

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims to explore the interdisciplinary research and courses of the Department of Information Studies (DIS) at Sultan Qaboos University with other disciplines in the university, and to explore its impact on the management and development of various academic programs of the department. To achieve this objective, the study utilized qualitative research methods such as: content analysis of documents, written plans, and course syllabi of the department and open interviews with faculty members to identify kinds of relations with other scientific disciplines they seek when building their academic programs. The study revealed that the interdisciplinary relations of the department …

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Making Amends: The Transformation Of Theseus And The Feminization Of Marriage In A Midsummer Night’S Dream, Charles Campbell Aug 2017

Making Amends: The Transformation Of Theseus And The Feminization Of Marriage In A Midsummer Night’S Dream, Charles Campbell

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream asks why Theseus changes his mind about forbidding the marriage of Hermia and Lysander and what this change means for the view of marriage developed in the play and for the experience of art which the play engenders. By emphasizing the love of women for each other, the vows of sisterhood and the cult of Diana, the play prepares the way for Theseus’ change of mind and for the feminization of marriage and the celebration of imagination with which the play ends. We can observe these emphases in patterns of language and …

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The Latent Soul Illusion In The Causative Object ( الْمَفْعول لَِجْلِه ) Section The Controllers In Purposeful Causative Object Coming As A Treatment Infinitive ( مَصْدَر عِلاجِيّ ) In Arabic, Omar Yousef Okasha Aug 2017

The Latent Soul Illusion In The Causative Object ( الْمَفْعول لَِجْلِه ) Section The Controllers In Purposeful Causative Object Coming As A Treatment Infinitive ( مَصْدَر عِلاجِيّ ) In Arabic, Omar Yousef Okasha

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The current study debates some of the traditional granted issues among Arab grammar scholars in Al-ManSubat section ( باب†الْمَنْصوبات†) in general, and in the Causative Object ( الْمَفْعول†لَِجْلِه†) in particular. As such, the current study is based on a preliminary exploration for what is to be truly called ( الْمَفْعولِ†لَِجْلِه†). The study then turns to negate the attribute of the Objectivity ( الْمَفْعولِيَّة†) on the Causative Object ( الْمَفْعول†لَِجْلِه†) or other than the Direct Object ( المفعول†به†). Then, the study examines, using the available evidences, the accuracy of the grammarians claims of the psychological condition that have been stipulated by …

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Barriers To Interdisciplinary Studies In The Social Sciences: A Field Study, Mohammed Sayid Bayoumy Aug 2017

Barriers To Interdisciplinary Studies In The Social Sciences: A Field Study, Mohammed Sayid Bayoumy

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Based on the importance of the interdisciplinary studies and their methods in the social sciences, the current research is concerned with the diagnosis and description of the barriers to interdisciplinary studies in the social sciences with the aim of finding out the obstructions associated with the structure of the academic context and the characteristics of researchers that prevent or hinder the application of interdisciplinary studies. The study used a set of methodological procedures which were the analytical descriptive approach, the case study method, and the non-random sampling method for a group of faculty members at the College of Arts and …

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Water Dynamics, Urbanization And Organization Of Areas In The Sultanate Of Oman, Belqasim Al Mukhtar Aug 2017

Water Dynamics, Urbanization And Organization Of Areas In The Sultanate Of Oman, Belqasim Al Mukhtar

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Throughout the history of Oman, water has played a major role in the settlement and the subsistence economy of a limited number of Omanis. This has been manifested by the emergence of hundreds of hamlets, villages and towns around water springs and aflaj and along wadis and mountain wadi terraces. Despite low subsistence levels, the population was quite well distributed with close interdependency between the settlements especially in the north of the country and in Dhofar. However, this close dependency on the natural resources has not substantially permitted the development of these human concentrations or the expansion of small towns …

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The Multi-Dimensional Problem Of Quantifying Cartographic Generalization Uncertainty: Linear Features As An Example., Ali M. Al-Ghamdi Aug 2017

The Multi-Dimensional Problem Of Quantifying Cartographic Generalization Uncertainty: Linear Features As An Example., Ali M. Al-Ghamdi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This paper highlights cartographic considerations relevant during the process of quantification of generalization uncertainties, defined here as Generalization Factor (GF). The paper adds to current research on map or spatial database errors and uncertainties, but focuses on the complex nature of the quantification process of generalization uncertainties. Three main cartographic aspects or contexts are discussed in this paper: namely, feature complexity, map sources, and map purposes. The paper discusses the difficulties in producing a universal index as GF that accounts satisfactorily for generalization uncertainty. As a result, there is a need for a thorough study to account for all types …

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A Book Review Of Salah Stétié. Fils De La Parole: Un Poète D’Islam En Occident. Interview With Gwendolinejarczyk. Paris. (Albin Michel). 2004. 263 Pages. C19.50. Isbn 2-226-15192-3, Jamal En-Nehas Aug 2017

A Book Review Of Salah Stétié. Fils De La Parole: Un Poète D’Islam En Occident. Interview With Gwendolinejarczyk. Paris. (Albin Michel). 2004. 263 Pages. C19.50. Isbn 2-226-15192-3, Jamal En-Nehas

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Remote Sensing And Its Uses In Archeology, Abbas Sayed Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Abu Al Qasim Al Hassan Aug 2017

Remote Sensing And Its Uses In Archeology, Abbas Sayed Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Abu Al Qasim Al Hassan

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Activating The Role Of Women In Voluntary Work, Yahya Bader Al Mawali, Emad Farouk Mohammed Aug 2017

Activating The Role Of Women In Voluntary Work, Yahya Bader Al Mawali, Emad Farouk Mohammed

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The current descriptive study aims at identifying possible ways for activating the role of volunteers in the Wafaa centers. It is to assist the volunteers to achieve their fundamental objectives. The study relied on the comprehensive social survey method involving all volunteers in the social centers located in the Al Batinah region in Oman. Although the most important results of the study show an awareness and understanding by the volunteers of the objectives of the centers, yet a few of these goals require focus upon during the training sessions for volunteers. The results also show the multiplicity and diversity of …

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Recent Trends In Journalism Research And Political Power In The Afro-Asian Countries, Hosny Mohammed Nasr Aug 2017

Recent Trends In Journalism Research And Political Power In The Afro-Asian Countries, Hosny Mohammed Nasr

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims to analyze the new trends in research on the relationship between the press and political authorities in Africa and Asia. It derives its significance from the recent developments in both media and politics in these countries. The study shows that the main shifts in this area of research include:

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The Archaeological Records Of Oman: The Challenge Of Information Management, Mohammed Ali K. Al-Belushi Aug 2017

The Archaeological Records Of Oman: The Challenge Of Information Management, Mohammed Ali K. Al-Belushi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Although Oman’s National Heritage Protection Law (NHPL) of 1980 explicitly emphasises the importance of recording the country’s archaeological resource, no major attempt has yet been made to quantify it in a truly comprehensive way. And what few attempts have been made to do so in consistent and standard ways have seen attention limited to specific geographical regions and usually with research objectives that did not include recording. With Oman’s accelerating pace of modernization since the 1970s, parts of the nation’s archaeological resource have become exposed to and endangered by both natural and human factors. Some components have been partially destroyed, …

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Cultural Aspects Of Arabicisation: Past And Present, Musallam Al-Ma’Ani Aug 2017

Cultural Aspects Of Arabicisation: Past And Present, Musallam Al-Ma’Ani

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The aim of this article is to examine the cultural dimensions of arabicisation, past and present. The article traces the rise and fall of arabicisation and its ramifications for science, knowledge, research and education in and through Arabic. Arabicisation has been at the heart of linguistic and cultural debate since the dawn of Islam, a debate intensified when the Arabs and their new religion came into contact with different civilizations and cultures. The rise of the Islamic empire in mediaeval times consolidated Arabic and Arab culture, attracting scholars from around the world to research different areas of science and knowledge …

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Arab Islamic Scholars: Contributions Lost, Khawlah Ahmed Aug 2017

Arab Islamic Scholars: Contributions Lost, Khawlah Ahmed

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Arab Islamic scholars have played a major role in the development of science and knowledge and have produced work that has been regarded by many as the catalyst for the enlightenment of the world. They have set foundations and were responsible for many scientific breakthroughs. Yet contemporary history books and academic curriculums neglected these contributions and the role they played. This paper presents research evidence that documents some of these contributions and initiates the argument that there is a need to present such work, connect the past to the present by presenting what seems to have been lost along the …

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When Literature Heals: Nasra Al Adawi’S Brave Faces, Jamal En-Nehas Aug 2017

When Literature Heals: Nasra Al Adawi’S Brave Faces, Jamal En-Nehas

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Precautionary Measures In Omani Penal Legislation – Theory And Practice, Rashid Hamed Al Balushi, Khalid Ahmed Al Shoaibi Aug 2017

Precautionary Measures In Omani Penal Legislation – Theory And Practice, Rashid Hamed Al Balushi, Khalid Ahmed Al Shoaibi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Punishment is considered a very old penal procedure and it is implemented widely across the globe. The modern theory in the studies of criminal penalty has changed due to the implementation of precautionary measures which plays an important part in the present criminal legislations, whether it is for the replacement of punishment or its implementation in case of loss of responsibility due to mental disease or minor age. This research discusses and explains the precautionary measures in the Omani legislation – theory and implementation through the identification of precautionary measures, its characteristics or features and conditions of implementation are discussed …

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Art Criticism, The Reality And Difficulties Sultanate Of Oman As A Model, Fakhriya Khalafan Al Yahyai Aug 2017

Art Criticism, The Reality And Difficulties Sultanate Of Oman As A Model, Fakhriya Khalafan Al Yahyai

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This research aims to address the context of Art Criticism in the Sultanate of Oman by investigating and analyzing written criticism. The significance of the current research is that it summarizes the reasons behind the absence of a critical movement in the area of Fine Arts in Oman. This research tries to gather and review the writings in art criticism in order to propose improvement and project a future vision of the field. This research uses historical methods to trace the writings on art criticism, and descriptive analytical methods to describe and analyze the forms and contents of the critical …

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